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Offbeat news: June 24 - 30

The stoned wallabies making crop circles, the world's ugliest dog and the fight over Michael Jackson: We look at the best offbeat news from around the world this week.

  • Gulf News Web Report
  • Published: 13:58 June 30, 2009
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  • The Belgian teenager who made headlines across the globe after claiming a tattoo artist had drawn 56 stars on her face, rather than the three she asked for, has admitted she lied. Kimberley Vlaeminck said she fell asleep during the procedure, and woke up in pain when her nose was being tattooed. But the 18-year-old was caught off camera on Dutch television when she said she quite liked the tattoo, but lied about asking for all 56 stars when she saw her father's furious reaction. Tattoo artist Rouslain Toumaniantz said Vlaeminck initially liked her new look, and that she got what she asked for.
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